Shade-roller bracket.



E. ABBOTT.

SHADE ROLLER BRACKET. I APPLICATION IILED MAY 24, 1910.

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Patented Jan. 28,

E. ABBOTT; SHADE ROLLER BRACKET. APPLICATION FILED MAY 24, 1910.

Patented Jan. 28, 1913.

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EVERETT LBBOTT, OF UWENSBORO, KENTUCKY.

SHADEROLLER BRACKET.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, Evicmc'rir Anno'r'r, a citizen of the United States,residing at Owensboro, in the county of Daviess State of Kentucky, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Shade-Holler Brackets;and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exactdescription. of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains'to make and use the same.

This invention relates to curtain fixtures and especially to a fixturefor shade roller curtains.

The principal object of the invention is to provide an improved deviceof this kind which may be attached to a window casing and adjusted tosuit different widths of curtains ivith their consequent variations inthe lengths of the rollers.

With the aboveand other objects in view the invention consist-s ingeneral oil a base and abearing member tiltable and slidable on thebase, said base and bearing member forming a novel and improvedcombination.

The invention further consists in certain novel details ofcoi'istruction and combinaa the device. Fig. 4- is a perspective view ofa second modification. 7 view of a third modification. Fig. 6 is asection on the line 6--6 of F 5. Fig. 7 is an end view of a fourthmodification where in the device is set into the window casing. Fig. 3is a section on the line 8--8 of Fig. 7.

in the form of the device shown in Figs. 1 and Q tlICI'C is provided abase portion hav- I ing ends 10 and a central portion 11, the latterbeing displaced from the plane of its end portions so that a space isleft behind this central portion when the saline is aiiixed to a casing.This base is made from a me tallic plate and is preferably stamped andstruck up to shape. At the ends the base is Specification of LettersPatent.

application filed May 24, 1910.

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provided with suitable nail or screw holes 12 while the central portionhas extending therethrough a longitudinal slot 13. The bearing member inthis form is likewise con structed of a metallic plate and this bearingmember comprises a body portion Lt having a bearing arm 15 extending atright angles from one edge and provided with an opening 16 to receivethe pintle of a shade roller, this opening being of the usual form, thatis to say, the devices being arranged in pairs, the opening in one willbe adapted. to receive the pintle at one end while the opening in theother will be adapted t receive the pintle at the other end, the firstpintle' being round and the second angular. EX- tending through theslot: 13 a neck 17, the same being diagonally arranged with referenee'tothe body let and extending from the side oppositethe arm 15. On thisneck 17 is a cross bar 18 preferably parallel to the body l -l and thiscross bar extends transversely across the slot 13 and has its endsbearing against the back of the base. On the upper edge of the plate 1.4is formed a lip 19 which arranged to engage over the edge of the centralportion 11 of the base so that this lip holds the body portion 14 incontact with the outer surface of said base when thus engaged. In thisform of the device it is to be noted that the bearing member may havethclip 19 disengaged from the base by slightly twisting the same, afterwhich the member is free to tilt with reference to the base and be slidtherealong. It i." also to be noted that when the body 14 andv secondbar 18 are engaged against the opposite face of the base the proportionsof the device are such that the bearing member frictionally locked inposition on said base, the body 14 thus acting a stop portion.

in the form shown in Fig. 3 there is provided a base QOsimilar to thebase previously described but without. the slot. On this 20 is engaged abearing member having a body portion 21 provided with abearing arm 22similar to the bearing arm Gpposite to the bearing arm 22 the bodyportion 21 is provided with an angularly extending cross bar 25) in theform of a loop lllltillgll vvhich passes the base 20, the cross bar thuslying behind said base.

This form of the device is likewise provided with a lip 24- similar tothe lip 19. The body 21 of this modification also constitutes stop meanswhile the lip 24; constitutes the means to revent tilting of the memberby positive engagement with the base 20. The device is operated in'precisely similar manner to that previously described by giving it aslight twist to disengage the lip 24 and then adjusting it to positionon the base and again engaging the lip.

In the form of the device shown in Fig. 1 there is provided a base 25having an angled portion 26 provided with a longitudinal slot 27. Thestop member includes a body portion 28 which is formed with alongitudinally disposed slot 28 forming consequent spaced arms 28"--28".Lateral, feet; fis lb respect1vely [)lOJQCt) from the ends of the arms28 and thesefeet are d1sposed above and below the angle portion- 26 ofthe base. These feet are connected by a stud 25) which extends thnoughthe slot 27 of the base, said stud constituting a pivot for the stopmember. It will thus be observed that the angle portion 26 of the baseis disposed within the slot 28, the slot; being of such width as tocause the arms 28 to frictionally engage the angle portion 26, andthereby lock'the member against movepient. The feet 28" engage the base25 to lllllit the swinging movement in one direc tion of the member,said feet and stud corresponding to the base amt cross bar 'pre-'viously described. This t'orm of the device is provided with the usualarm 31 and is adjusted by simply raising the. arm 31 to release the.portion 25- l'rom frictional e11- gagement with the: base 25 when it maybe moved to desired position along the base, and when in that positionwill be held by the )ressure ol' the shade roller a ainst the 4 arm 31.

In the form ol' the devi e shown in Fig. 5 there is provided a base 32consisting of a plate of metal which is bent to form a slotted box orchannel 323. The bearing member in this form includes a body portion 3%having an edge adapted to contact with the base '3' and a neck portion35 formed by bending the plate at right angles to the body lS-t. To thisneck portion is secured across bar 36 which is elongated in crosssection as clearly shown in Fig. 6 and which, whrncin the position shownin said figure, engages against both the bottom and slotted faces of thebox so that it assists the portion 231- in its action as a stop. Thisbearing member provided also with a bearing arm 37 ot the ordinaryconstruction. In the operation of this device it is simply tilted, slidalong the base to properly adjust it, and then moved back to itsoriginal position so that the base will be firmly engaged between theportion 236 and the body In'thetorm of the device shown in Fig. 7

there is provided a base. in the form of a tends a neck to formed of a)ortion of the plate bent at right angles to the bod 42 and this neckcarries a cross bar 46 which moves inside of the tube 33. In this formof the invention the casing 39 constitutes a portion of the base and thedevice is locked in adjusted position by the frictional engagement otthe foot it against the casing and the cross bar tti against the tube,the dcvice'being tilted for movement as previously described.

Itis to be noted that in each and every form of this invention there isprovided a base and a bearing tiltably and slidably mounted on said baseand provided with means to frictionally lock the member to the base.

There has thus'been provided a simple and etlicient' device of the kinddescribed and for the purpose specified.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. in a curtain fixture; an elongated base; and a bearing member tilta lv and slidably mounted on said base, means on the bearing member totrictionally lock the member to the base, and other means carried by themember to positively' engage the base and prevent tilting of the member.

2. Tn a curtain lixture; a base having a longitudinal slot lormedtherein; and a bearing member having a neck extending through said slot,:1 cr ss bar lying behind the slot, and a stop portion engaging againstthe face of the base.

3. in a curtain fixture; a. base having a longitudinal slot formedtherein; and a bearing member having a neck extending through said slot,at cross bar on the neck lying behind the slot, a stop portion engagingagainstthe base, and means to lock said stop portion against said'base.

4. In a curtain fixture; a base comprising an elongated metallic platehaving its central portion displaced from the plane of its end portionsand provided with a longitudinal slot; and a bearing member eon1-prising a metallic plate including a body portion forming a stop andengaging againstthe base, an arm having a shade roller, said armextending substantially at right angles from one edge of the body Intestimony whereof, I afiix my signaportion, a neck extending diagonallyfrom ture, in presence of two witnesses. the other edge of the bodyportion and pass EVERETT ABBOTT ing through said slot, a cross bar onsaid 5 neck extending transversely across said slot Witnesses:

behind the base, and e lip on said body p0r- A. BREQLER, tion engageableover the edge of the base. W. M. GORE.

